Art of seeing close

Haast river

See near as you would look far away. When far away, see as you would look close to you.

Several years ago when traveling in New Zealand I was sitting on a tourist boat admiring landscapes and sea views by the North Island. In the same boat there was an elderly man from New Zealand. He said that even though he lived so close to these amazing landscapes and wonders of nature he had never taken time to see these. We were as astonished by the landscapes only his journey to here had been about 45 hours and several thousand kilometers shorter.

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Discovering latent ink

Rowan

Nearly perfect, blank paper.
Longing for absent ink.
Scent of clean white.
Calling dance of words.
Line emerges, image appears.
Finally meets each other
like always been together.

Welcome to photography and travel blog of photographer Kati Kalkamo.

Blog’s name has had its inspiration from the poem above that I wrote years ago. The blog tells about finding inspiration, evanescence, possibilities of unique beauty and the joy of discovery. Near and far. On the road and in the midst of everyday living. In Finland and around the world. On land and at sea.

Illustrations, prints and fine art photographs.

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